Long Term Monitoring of the Macrobenthos of the Upper Clyde Estuary

1984 ◽  
Vol 16 (5-7) ◽  
pp. 359-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne R Henderson

The sublittoral macrobenthic invertebrate populations of the Upper Clyde Estuary are described. The estuary has a long history of organic pollution. The long term changes in species composition, faunal density and dominance patterns between 1974 and 1980 are presented. The fauna is dominated by brackish, pollution tolerant oligochaetes and polychaetes. Fluctuations in populations can be related to both seasonal variation in environmental conditions and long term improvements in water quality through a reduction in pollution loading to the estuary.

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (4-9) ◽  
pp. 249-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britta Schaffelke ◽  
John Carleton ◽  
Michele Skuza ◽  
Irena Zagorskis ◽  
Miles J. Furnas

Author(s):  
Hiroshi Yoshioka ◽  
Tomotsuka Takayama ◽  
Yoshitaka Tanabe ◽  
Nobuaki Shiraishi

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-98
Author(s):  
Eun Seob Cho ◽  
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Jae Dong Hwang ◽  
In Seong Han ◽  
Young Sang Suh

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 8189-8196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Adamczuk ◽  
Tomasz Mieczan ◽  
Monika Tarkowska-Kukuryk ◽  
Andrzej Demetraki-Paleolog

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 287-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cha Young Lee ◽  
Jeong Mi Hwang ◽  
Tae Joong Yoon ◽  
Dong Gun Kim ◽  
Min Jeong Beak ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Wilcock ◽  
Ross M. Monaghan ◽  
John M. Quinn ◽  
M. S. Srinivasan ◽  
David J. Houlbrooke ◽  
...  

Five streams in catchments with pastoral dairy farming as the dominant land use were monitored for periods of 7–16 years to detect changes in response to adoption of best management practices (BMPs). Stream water quality was degraded at the start with respect to N, P, suspended solids (SS) and E. coli concentrations, and was typical of catchments with intensive pastoral agriculture land use. Trend analysis showed a decrease in SS concentration for all streams, generally increasing water clarity, and lower E. coli concentrations in three of the streams. These are attributed to improved stream fencing (cattle exclusion) and greater use of irrigation for treated effluent disposal with less reliance on pond systems discharging to streams. Linkages between water quality and farm actions based on survey data were used to develop BMPs that were discussed at stakeholder workshops. Generic and specific BMPs were developed for the five catchments. The 3–7 year periodicity of major climate cycles, as well as market forces and a slow rate of farmer adoption of simple BMPs mean that monitoring programs in New Zealand need to be much longer than 10 years to detect changes caused by farmer actions. Long-term monitoring is also needed to detect responses to newly legislated requirements for improved water quality.


2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 565-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taizo TSUDA ◽  
Takahiro OKAMOTO ◽  
Naoki FUJIWARA ◽  
Tadataka NAKAMURA ◽  
Minoru YADA ◽  
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